[Federal Register: September 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 170)]
[Notices]               
[Page 48182-48183]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-29]

 
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.

Comments Are Invited On

    (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques for other forms of information 
technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports 
Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Supplement to HIV/AIDS Surveillance (SHAS) Project--Revision--The 
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP). NCHSTP is 
proposing revisions to the currently-approved questionnaire for the 
Supplement to HIV/AIDS Surveillance (SHAS) project (OMB No. 0920-0262). 
This questionnaire provides detailed information about persons with HIV 
infection which continues to be of significant interest to public 
health, community, minority groups and affected groups. Since 1989, the 
CDC, in collaboration with 12 state and local health agencies, has 
collected data through the national Supplemental HIV/AIDS Surveillance 
project. The objective of this project is to obtain increased 
descriptive information on persons with newly-reported HIV and AIDS 
infections, including sociodemographic characteristics, risk behaviors, 
use of health care services, sexual and substance abuse behaviors, 
minority issues and adherence to therapy. The revised questionnaire 
will address important emerging surveillance and prevention issues, 
particularly those related to the recent advances in therapy for HIV 
infection. This information supplements routine, national HIV/AIDS 
surveillance and is used to improve CDC's understanding of minority 
issues related to the epidemic of HIV, target educational efforts to 
prevent transmission, and improve services for persons with HIV 
infection. The total cost to the respondents is 0.
    Data for Calendar Year 1998:

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                                                                     Number of    Avg. burden of
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response (In    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)         (In hrs.)
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Georgia.........................................             292               1             .75             219
California......................................             301               1             .75             226
Michigan........................................              82               1             .75              62
New Mexico......................................              81               1             .75              61
Arizona.........................................             165               1             .75             124
Colorado........................................             139               1             .75             104
Connecticut.....................................             229               1             .75             172
Delaware........................................              43               1             .75              32
Florida.........................................             430               1             .75             323
S. Carolina.....................................             270               1             .75             203
New Jersey......................................              86               1             .75              65
Washington......................................             160               1             .75             120
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        Total...................................           2,278               1             .75           1,709
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    Dated: August 25, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-22865 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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